Yawn. All these people coming out of the closet and the reaction is "we already knew that" and "So?". NO one, not even the Duck Dynasty guys are demanding that they be fired for their gayness. While I wont speak for all people, as Im sure there are some virulent bigots out there, most people never much cared whether someone was gay or not, they just didn't want it rubbed in their face.And that has little to do with gay marriage either, a fabricated civil rights platform if there ever was one.Gayness is not fabulous anymore. It's BORING. Stop with the gayness already. You're here, you're queer, we're used to it.

I remember way back when my mom told me a rumor that Jodie Foster, Kelly Mcgillis and Whitney Houston(?) were all guy and one of them punched the other in the face when she caught the third in an affair with the second. But anyway, gayness rumors abounded for ages. So the idea that Jodie Foster might be a lesbian was not new, not interesting and not groundbreaking.What shocked me a bit was when she gave her meandering speech after winning an Oscar and thanked her logtime partner and then metnioned a guys name.And I thought "Wait, she ISN't Gay?!?"But no, her gf just has a masculine name, as I found out. So, no shock there.

Since she wasn't on my list of potentially datable woman (if in an alternative life I was single) this bit of 'news' is of no particular importance to me. I'm happy to hear she has recovered from cancer and wish her well in life. Now aren't there more important topics to discuss such as what else our Dear leader and his Party have done today to further depress our lives?

I hope she doesn't switch back like Anne Heche or Sinead O'Oconnor. That would only play into the stereotype that women are feckless and variable or, even worse, that sexuality itself is mutable and variable.

I hope she doesn't switch back like Anne Heche or Sinead O'Oconnor. That would only play into the stereotype that women are feckless and variable or, even worse, that sexuality itself is mutable and variable.

Don't forget the soon to be First Lady of NYC, Chirlane McCray! She converted to the straight side! She's a poet so she has special insight!

Melissa Etheridge was also the victim of a switch-back by her partner.

These not-so-uncommon instances of switch-backs creates a real problem for the standard narrative. If sexual preference is a matter of genetics, then Etheridge's partner must have somehow been talked into to becoming something that she was not.

The only other possibility seems to be that sexual preference is mutable.

This may be hard to believe. I rarely think about other peoples living arrangements.And when public figures are involved that moves to never.

But you see, you're supposed to not only think about it, you're supposed to celebrate when someone comes out as gay. It isn't enough to simply live and let live. You have to cheer, throw a gay pride parade and march in it yourself. If you happen to be religious, you have to throw out what your religion says about homosexuality. It simply isn't enough to not discrimate against gays, you have to discriminate in favor of them.

Anything less is homophobic, which is just the worst thing in the whole wide world.

Now I am confused. Why was this woman in the closet? She lives in a gay friendly city, is employed by a gay friendly news organization and has to be surrounded by people who knew and approved of her sexuality. Why in the closet? Was she afraid and if so of what? Was she ashamed and if so why? Or was she just, as someone noted above, a private person? And if she was one why didn't she stay one?

I am less and less interested in what people do with their sex organs.

With new found strength, prompted by the courageous Robin Roberts, battling against odds and announcing she is a lesbian. A low profile reality show cast member has admitted he goes to church. Phil Robertson explains that the relief of not having to hide his religiosity is rejuvenating.

This is only going to get more intense. We will hear more and more about non-heterosexual behavior, and eventually the talk will morph into how heterosexual behavior is really the sinful stuff. That's already underway. This woman, Robin Roberts, seems like a good person who has tried to do her job well. We can't know why she felt compelled to let us all know what gender she prefers.

There is a strong "all women are lesbians deep down" meme. Like the story of the cowboy who went to a lesbian bar and discovers that he's a lesbian and didn't know it.

Gays that are prone to self-dramatization have it tough because, at the end of the day, they are still overwhelmingly middle-class white people. There's only so much we-shall-overcome drama and triumph you can milk when you're a member of that demographic. On a semi-unrelated note, can any of our gay members explain why rural living has such appeal for lesbians but not, apparently, for gay men?

Never really got this - why coming out was such a big thing. Seems quite narcissistic - most of us really don't give a damn.

There really isn't going to be much in fallout here. Probably not as much as if she had come out as a conservative. Much different, I think, when people come out fairly young, when their peer group and/or parents can negatively affect them. But, now, with an established career, in a gay oriented profession, in a gay friendly city? Not that big of a deal.

That said, what if either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton come out? Allegations about both of them surface on occasion (though likely involve propaganda). In Hillary's case, it probably wouldn't really hurt her, given that she is married to a sexual predator. What is worse, someone who uses his power and position to acquire sex from women, regardless sometimes of their will, or someone who keeps their affairs completely private? Still, I would guess that sexual orientation probably would still impact elect-ability at the Presidential, US Senate, and state governor level. Doesn't seem to matter much at lower levels of public office any more, and I suspect that in another generation, sexual orientation will not matter at even the highest offices.